List of Famous people with last name Noguchi
Goro Noguchi
Goro Noguchi is a Japanese singer and actor. He debuted as a singer in 1971 and earned a spot on the Kohaku Utagassen in 1972 with his second single, Aoi ringo. He got his first number one hit with Amai seikatsu in 1974, and his second one with his next single, Shitetsu ensen in 1975.
Soichi Noguchi
Soichi Noguchi is a Japanese aeronautical engineer and JAXA astronaut. His first spaceflight was as a Mission Specialist aboard STS-114 on 26 July 2005 for NASA's first "return to flight" Space Shuttle mission after the Columbia disaster. He was also in space as part of the Soyuz TMA-17 crew and Expedition 22 to the International Space Station (ISS), returning to Earth on 2 June 2010. He is the sixth Japanese astronaut to fly in space, the fifth to fly on the Space Shuttle, and the first to fly on Crew Dragon.
Ken Noguchi
Ken Noguchi is a Japanese mountaineer and environmental activist. His father was a diplomat, so he lived in the U.S., Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Japan. He was often bullied because he was half-Japanese. In 1999, at the age of 25, he became the youngest person to scale the Seven Summits, the highest mountains on each of the seven continents. He graduated from Asia University in 2000, and studied environmental education at Aomori University. Since then, he has worked on various mountain clean-up projects around the world, including projects at Mount Everest, Mount Fuji and Manaslu. His work has had a notable effect on efforts in Japan, where he has given many lectures to promote better environmental practices.
Mizuki Noguchi
Mizuki Noguchi is a Japanese professional long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon event. She is an Olympic champion over the distance.
Keiko Sugiura
Keiko Sugiura is a Japanese road and track cyclist in the C3 category from Shizuoka Prefecture. She changed her surname from Noguchi (野口) to her maiden name Sugiura in 2018. She belongs to Team Bridgestone Cycling. She has also been active under the name of Yoshiko Sugiura since around 2019. Sugiura won the gold medal at the women's road time trial, at the 2020 Summer Paralympics,
Akiyo Noguchi
Akiyo Noguchi is a Japanese professional rock climber, sport climber and boulderer. She participates in both bouldering and lead climbing competitions. She is known for winning the IFSC Climbing World Cup in Bouldering four times. In her home country, she won Bouldering Japan Cup nine times consecutively from 2005 to 2014, which no other Japanese athlete has been able to match.
Shigeki Noguchi
Shigeki Noguchi is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball. He played for the Chunichi Dragons from 1994 to 2005 and the Yomiuri Giants from 2006 to 2007. He was the Central League MVP in 1999 after going 19-7 with a 2.65 earned run average.
Toshihiro Noguchi
Toshihiro Noguchi is a Japanese professional baseball catcher and coach. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball from 1991 to 2010. He was a catching coach for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Lion Noguchi
Susumu Noguchi was a Japanese professional boxer who was best known for winning the Japanese Welterweight title.
Ruriko Noguchi
Ruriko Noguchi is a Japanese voice actress from Fukuoka Prefecture who is affiliated with Arts Vision. She played her first main role in 2020 as Sally in Bofuri. Her other voice acting roles include Nozomi Nakamura in Tamayomi, Reika Kobato in Deep Insanity: The Lost Child, and Hiyori Hayama in Extreme Hearts.